Quarterback of the Franklin County High School football team during his senior year, Lachlan Brain graduated in 2013 and spent a large part of his life with his grandparents.

“I've had him back and forth since he was a baby,” says Valerie Lorenz. “Then of course he came to live with us, and we got him through those difficult teenage years. But he was determined. He wanted to be a lineman. He loved lineman school. He's always doing anything to help people. He loves doing something useful to help especially if it involves hard work.”

Pam Stubblefield has known Lachlan’s grandmother Valerie Lorenz more than 30 years. Stubblefield said Lachlan was always cheerful and surrounded by friends.

“He got his tuxedo from me for the prom," Stubblefield said. "He was just a happy, great young man."

A young man loved by so many, Brain’s grandparents said he had plans to start his own family someday.

“It's just all of a sudden," Lorenz said. "It's all over. We are just beyond devastated."

With his grandparents, Lachlan Brain’s memory lives on.

“He was just very special in every way," Lorenz said. "He really was."